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  • All this crap about any records in the era of post Elvis and pre-Beatles were no good is nonsense when you hear the quality of this record.It wasn't all about Frankie Avalon and the Bobby's(Rydell,Vee,etc..etc)Ag­e43.

  • Thank you Sir Basilde. Great Memories.

  • #493

  • gifted voice, 1961, I was 16, in our winter Santiago, Chile. I remeber my calassmates, 4th, Liceo Barros Borgoño, my friends of the block, flaco Maldini,(RIP),R.Sepùlveda, Tito,(RIP), SergioyNanoLagos,KikoyChocheCu­evas,Berta,Susy,Peta,M.Angélic­a,Miriam,Cunca,Rosario, Rita, M. Eugenia, A.María,Anice,Paty Creus,María, LuchoRomero y Garrido, Pepe Lay y Castro,Milo, Nano, J Galaz, Jurnan, great memories!!!! The jukebox of Don Nacho's soda fountain,

    Many thx to SirBasildeBrush for posting

  • @ferdinando1945 ...and many thanks for the thoughful comment.

  • heard this song as a little gilr and fell in love with it even though its about heartache. just knew that heartache happens to all of at one point in time in our precious lives

  • @stephaniskye ... I guess it makes those sweet times even sweeter...

  • What an awesome track!!! Killer vocal!!

  • I think I was a five or six year old when this song came out. I loved it then and it stil one of my favorites. The good ol' songs, I just love them.

  • whats all this bullshit Google Ads that keep raping my eyes and wasting my song listening time?

  • I joined the Air Force in 1961 and was in Basic Medical Training at Lackland AFB when this song came out.....I spent many a coin in the Juke Box at what we called Frosty Freds drinking coke and playing this song....Lonely for the girl back home.........thanks for the post........ 

  • @1863year pleased to bring those memories back for you at Frosty Freds

  • I was 12 when this song hit the am stations back in 1961. It was in the back of my mind,s music collection. Many years ago I did finally get a copy on cd. It sounds terrific which can,t be said of a lot of the older recordings.

  • I wasn't even around when this song came out but I still love the song as well as a lot of the music from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. By the way I was born in 1971 which in itself saw a lot of great music released!!!

  • I was in a band that backed Dee up when he appeared at a shopping center in Miami in 1962. We had 30 minutes to rehearse "Raindrops" with him in an empty store front before getting up to play on a flat-bed trailer. He was a genuinely nice guy. The 'soul scream' he does at the end of this recording is one of the greatest of all time and still gives me the bumps...

  • @ROCKSTARCRANE An honour to meet you, and good to hear he was one of the good guys.

  • I had just turned 13 when this hit the charts, I will never forget it. Thanks for posting this classic!

  • pasan los años y sigue siendo una linda cancion !gracias¡ dee

  • Dee hit #2 in Billboard, 6-26-61. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! RIP, Dee.

  • @DaveWollenberg 'n bless ya for watching.

  • Good Lord - is this beautiful - or what ? Love the greats from that era !!!

  • @TheDonnalovesmusic doesn't much better...!

  • @SirBasildeBrush

    Been raining most of day in New Orleans, musta listened to this song 6 times - love it rain or shine, tho !!

  • This song was 50 years ago no.8 in the world charts #dee #clark

  • Ah man, this is pure soul. This man has the voice of an angel, slick guitar work, and full backup orchestra. We used to play this and hit the reverb tank on the amp to get the thunder effect. What a beautiful song, only 3 minutes long.

  • @someofem Reverb thunder, like it!

  • terrific memorie !!!

    I used to hear it in the " Don Nacho's corner" and " plaza Bogotá " Wurlitzer, in Santiago , Chile, 1961

    Many friends, Lucho Garrido, Lucho Romero, Chito, Roberto González, Flavio Maldini, Choche, Ricardo Sepúlveda, Pepe Castro, Chico Tito,Súper ratón, Jaime Galaz, Nano.

  • Great memories of a great summer! The last summer the Dodgers played in the grand old lady, the Coliseum...

  • EXCELLENT!

  • This song was 50 years ago no.6 in the world charts #dee #clark

  • If you don't like what he did in this song, with the brilliant arrangements and incredible voice, and the pathos in the magnificent scream near the end... then you don't like music. It's that simple. Go listen to some serious morons mouthing bad doggerel to extremely repetitious beats... aka rap.

  • @BloxorzWizard

    Right on BloxzWzard!!!!

  • This song was 50 years ago no.10 in the world charts #dee #clark

  • Brilliant track my friend.

  • @ocmar0415 thanks, my pleasure.

  • I don't think there is a heartfelt plaintive, "she left me" wail in all of rock music.

  • @SirBasildeBrush - Yes, I found those two in stereo, and was thrilled twice! That is a CLEAN album you have there! Thank you! (Some folks don't know, but Nobody But You was a big hit in '58 on Falcon/Abner, then VeeJay re-released it in '62 and it was a small hit again. I think jazz great Riley Hampton was Clark's arranger, by the way, thus the beautifully transparent arrangements.

  • @countrypaul Thanks for the info, I didn't know any of that!

  • Wonderful song, timeless, even better in stereo. Clark was sadly underrated and talented in many genres. Among my favorites: "Nobody But You," "Just Keep It Up," and magnificent album track, "Blues Get Off My Shoulder." He died way too young.

  • @countrypaul Well, the first two Dee Clark tracks I posted were "Blues Get Off My Shoulder" and "Nobody But You." We have similar tastes!

  • This one stood out from all the rest in 1961 because it was before it's time.

  • wow all i can say

  • Phil Upchurch on guitar.

  • @radcam69 Thanks for the info.

  • The sound quality is so good, it could've easily been recorded yesterday! I love this song!

  • @AdamsApple1963 Crystal-clear analogue stereo, can't be beat.

  • @AdamsApple1963  Well said.

  • @AdamsApple1963 love this song even when i think about my broken heart in 1961, keeps on falling from ,y eyes

  • Delectus Clark!! Outstanding , brings back sooo many good memories.

    Thanks Sir Basilde.

  • A Top 5 hit for Dee Clark on both the Top 40 and the Rhythm & Blues charts in the summer of 1961. It would be his only successful hit. We miss you, Dee.

  • @mkl62 "Hey Little Girl" was #20 pop & #2 r&b. He had 4 other top 40 songs - "How About That", "(Crazy Little Mama) At My Backdoor) "You're Looking Good" & "Your Friends"

  • Thank You, I've been looking for this song for the longest time

  • @madkow My pleasure!

  • Sounds great. Hard to believe this was recorded 50 years ago. Good songs never die! Thanks for posting...

  • @recovering16 50 years old and still crystal-clear quality

  • WoW Gene Barry. P&P Austen. FE Diva. and some others Cool!!

  • Hi SBB just dropping by for a little sweetness. love ya.

  • @bluekrypton1 ...and I thank you for it...

  • Dee was truly one of the best, and one of my all time favorites. He died nearly penniless at 52 years. I think these guys went through money like water being used to fight a 5 alarm fire !

  • ¡Qué voz!

  • WHAT A VOICE! Why wasn't Dee a bigger hit, he certainly had the talent.

    We could have used more of him in this world, a damned shame he wasn't more productive.

    RIP

  • i don,t drink ,but i,ll drink to that

  • Till next time RBF's. Love ya :-) 

  • i think i will just sit back ..crack a beer open and listen to some good music ..who's with me???

  • @390merc65 I'm with ya, in fact, make it a6 pack and pretzel rods. Love the great golden oldies. I had read that Dee Clark died broke and penniless some years ago. Such a shame,so many good acts from yesteryear were taken advantage of financially, yet some of these so called "artists" of today can make ridiculous money putting out garbage. RIP Dee.

  • @ShadowHawk4219 i know what you mean ...alot of todays stuff is bad.....ok..next time i will get the pretzels ..

  • @ShadowHawk4219 Boy you are right about that!!

  • @ShadowHawk4219 That is so true. One of the reasons why Dee Clark was ripped off was because of the fact that he was an African-American who had real talent and they used him to fill their pockets. They are the same unscrupulous corporate people who do the same by having these talentless slackers of today (like Rhianna) put out garbage and hoard the world of their economic resources.

  • What a voice Dee!

    I absolutely loved this song in '61. Sign of a classic is that, after all these years, I still love it. But then, I heard it playing through the 2 transistor radio my Dad gave me that I would hold up to my ear to hear it louder. So it was lovely to hear it in stereo. And I LOVE the chords they used behind the words " ...fallin' from my eye eyes" and "I don't know where she's gone". Perfect!

    Thanks for the memories SirBasildeBrush.

  • @Annettesmusic Pleased to help out with the stereo version. A to F sharp minor?

  • @SirBasildeBrush

    Could be. I just looked it up and there were lots of versions. One guy had ( in they key of A) D to Db7th (rather than the minor) Bm7  A Gbm D Db7

    It feels like rai-ain drops, Falling......

    I liked that. Although I usually play them as ninths. D9th to Db9th kind of gives me chills.

    All the best,

    Annette

  • @Annettesmusic

    P.S. Bummer. It didn't post correctly. The chords were supposed to be right above the words.

  • @Annettesmusic quality song, recorded in quality!

  • Interesting chord sequence supplied in part by cowriter Johnny Otis. Guess he stopped doing the handjive enough to play the guitar.

  • @harvey1954 interesting to know.

  • I love this song so much I could cry.

  • raindrops fall from my eyes when i hear this song

  • Another song that mesmerized me when i was a child. I just love the stories songs like this tell. they dont tell these stories today. this was to the heart, soul, and spirit.

  • @bluekrypton1 Truly, a deserving classic.

  • Just beautiful! Takes me back to my youth where there was so many more good songs like this!

  • 'WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOWOOOWOOWOO­WOWOWEEEEEEEE!!!!!!' lol!!! i love that!!! :)

  • An absolute masterpiece!

  • Oh no there must be a cloud in my head, rain keeps falling from my eye eye each time I hear this. Just your perfect great single the way they used to make 'em like Suspicion by Terry Stafford or I got to pieces by Peter and Gordon or Ben E King's Stand by Me.

  • @11xzxzxz and don't forget "Rhythm of the Rain" - same start!

  • many thanks for this posting! Dee is part of an incredible group of vocal stylists that include the likes of Jackie Wilson and Nat Cole! very tasty

  • Dee Clark, and Gene McDaniels.....DAMN...now there was some GREAT music.... I was 11 in 1961....and I sang RAINDROPS, and TOWER of STRENGTH and HUNDRED POUNDS of CLAY on the school bus ALL the time...

    Yes....I was a nerd....but......I had good taste...

  • @badbadboy68 Yes you did have good taste.All of these so called "singers" should listen to these real masters of song and learn how to sing.

  • very nice track , thks

  • I still get chills (the good kind) every time Dee hits the high notes. one of my favorite "lost" oldies...such grace, power and flow...just beautiful. thanks for posting!

  • @jj200284 Thanks for enjoying so much!

  • Yes!! The world can keep spinning..Nobody hit the dislike button!!

  • @monieyellow Yeah!!

  • When I went to dinner, the muzak system was playing this. Right off the bat I thought it was a great song!!!

  • @eskiewolf76 Sounds like somewhere to recommend!

  • Nobody sings this song like Dee Clark!!!!

  • "You Are Like The Wind" is a different VJ 45 by Clark. The flip of "Raindrops" was "I Want To Love You".....

  • Hey you...people..yes you black people..what in the name of heaven happened to your today's singers???

  • @02javis Yeah Black singers were Great back in the 50's, 60's and 70's. What happened after that???

  • Beautiful....

  • I can't seem to find any TV appearances of Dee Clark on YouTube. Anyone know of any?

  • this is just one of the best pop songs ever.

  • My childhood appreciation of music could never have been complete without the great Dee Clark,Brook Benton, Tommy Edwards or Sam Cook..I have a CD from each of these guys...Just a tremendous talent and it breaks my heart that they are no longer around...I am 61 now...and I still miss them

  • Dee Clark did an excellent job on this song.. can't imagine anyone doing this any better. And the stereo is an extra bonus. Check out the violins in this video especially at 1:01.. they are great. Never quite heard that before on this record.

  • Great voice, great guitar and great violins--a great song...

  • This is a really good song. I had not heard it before

  • @snork48 Yeah, I first heard this back in 1987. I was night driving after leaving a nite club. I had a really good buzz going on but I wasn't impaired or anything. I turned the radio 2 da oldie station cause i was n da mood 4 something different. This song came on from the beginning & caught my attention. I felt the emotional vibe & paid attention 2 da storyline. I could relate 2 the lyrics cause I 2 had been through heartbreak. At 1st, I thought it was Sam Cooke, Frankie Lymon or the platters.

  • On the 45 flip side of Raindrops was the song Like the wind,i would love to hear it,it is soooo pretty.Thanks for sharing.

  • Don't think I've ever heard that one.

  • It's really pretty.a few verses

    Like the wind,you blow through my heart

    Slow down, give this love a chance to start

    Oh you love me today,but tomorrow your gone away

    Like the wind.........

  • @sugaree9 This Negrito got a good voice just love this song!

  • @sugaree9 ...should have bought it....

  • hey it was a great time to be his friend . it saden me alot when he died .. he was still young . and still had a great voice.. so Dee Clarck heres to you; you were a great friend,and Singer. your friend Jean Marc Bergeron

  • And one of my favourite singers.

  • Thanks for the upload of a very cleverly worded and poignant song. I thought the only way I would hear "Raindrops" was on an oldies radio station. This is a true love song about a broken heart and unfortunate tribute to a long gone era...music for the whole family. Now you have to hunt for family entertainment.

  • wow guy,s this is ausome ... i use to be his friend and body gard up to his death... we had a ball together.. the last show he played at was at orlando there i met chubby checker the marvelets ,gladis night and the pits. the dear mrs franklin what a blues singer she was my favorit..

  • Some serious names you're mentioning there!

  • Ahhhh, This is a nice one. Thanks for the post Sir,

    ken

  • My pleasure ken.

  • Yeah what the hell is up with that picture?

  • NO THAT WAS not Dee Clark with A White Girl, IT WAS A model with Paint on his face.

    THE HAIRLINE is nothing like Dee Clark.

    Nor the Lips or mouth.

    DEE CLARK IS ALSO MUCH DARKER.

  • Was that Dee on the cover with a white chick? Wow, that was kinda daring if it was. Great Music, always, thanks!

  • It was a white chick, but I don't think she was with Dee. More a bronzed Adonis.

  • Kudos Sir Basil, thank you for sending a "Baby-Boomer" back to Junior High School memories!

  • My pleasure, and thanks for the comment.

  • God sang

  • Tak

  • V Good song and version

  • Excellent! It's so great to hear this version. I agree with LaVerne37 about the strings...much better than the single version. Thanks for posting this.

    5*****

    Rey

  • I just love it.

    Thanks

  • Like Sally Field said when she accepted her 1985 Oscar..."you like me...you really like me!!!" With all your fans Basil, you still find the time to treat this ol' alta caca to the best that the Brits have to offer...music truly unites the world...I never get tired of this gem and no one can sing it quite like Dee...even though his album in the south had a white couple on its cover...lol...what a crazy world. It's people like Sir B and songs like this that make it all worthwhile!!! TEN STARS!!

  • Thanks for the ten stars - you're making me blush.!!!

  • to mention perfection and Basil in the same sentence is reduntant!!! the U.S. will one day rapture you up to heavens!!! (but you can't take any Susan Maughan discs with you!!!)

    your #1 fan,

    Sir Verne of La ;)

  • I'm not sure that's the approved trans-literated spelling of "old xxxxx". I'll hold a seance, and ask my Bubby.

  • Oh, I Love this Song Very Much! 5*s I was singing right along..but I was singing a woman ain't suppose to cry...lol..Just kidding ahahaha...Thanks Sir...Anita

  • Sir....I agree with LaVerne37 that the cascading strings are more pronounced at 1:00 and 2:00 (especially at 2:00). I prefer this version. Thanks for sharing it....

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